SB0288 amends the Illinois Firearm Concealed Carry Act to change the fee for certain replacement concealed carry licenses. Under the bill, a licensee who needs a new license because of a name change, address change, or because the license was lost, destroyed, or stolen would submit a $5 fee, which would be deposited into the State Police Firearm Services Fund.
The bill is narrowly focused on Section 60 of the Act, which governs concealed carry licensing fees and fund distributions. It does not alter eligibility standards, training requirements, or the general application and renewal fees for new or renewing licensees; it only addresses the replacement-license fee category and the destination of that fee revenue.
Impact
If enacted, SB0288 would amend 430 ILCS 66/60 to reduce the replacement-license fee for certain concealed carry licensees from the existing amount referenced in the statute to $5 for name, address, or lost/stolen/destroyed license replacements. The change would affect concealed carry license holders who need updated or replacement cards and would direct the collected fee to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, modestly affecting state fee revenue and fund allocations.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and the absence of committee testimony or recorded votes, the available record suggests a routine administrative fee adjustment rather than a controversial policy change. The bill appears to be framed as a limited, technical amendment to concealed carry licensing fees, with no documented opposition or support in the provided materials.
Contention
The main point of potential contention is the fee level itself: the bill lowers the cost for replacement licenses in specified situations, which may be viewed favorably by license holders but could be seen by some as reducing revenue for the State Police Firearm Services Fund. Because no committee transcripts or votes are provided, there is no recorded debate in the supplied materials over whether the fee should remain higher, be waived entirely, or be handled differently for administrative replacements.